The smoking ban approved by South Dakota voters in November is having an impact on the business being done by video lottery establishments in the state, and that has caught the attention of Governor Dennis Daugaard. That’s because a portion of video lottery proceeds go to the state.
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2011/04/SMOKES.mp3|titles=SMOKES]A Sioux Falls businessman has sued over the smoking ban, claiming it creates a special class of business owners by giving smoke shop owners the right to allow smoking on their property. That case has not yet gone to trial.
(courtesy KWAT Watertown)